The first dinosaur discovered by scientists in the entire southern hemisphere was found in South Africa just three years after the word ‘dinosaur’ was created by Sir Richard Owen in 1842. On top of ...

But the African dinosaur fauna hints that at low latitudes, dinosaurs were thriving, even diversifying. If so, that means dinosaurs were cut down in their prime; burning out rather than fading away.

Welcome to the fascinating world of dinosaurs in South Africa! Embark on a journey through time as we explore the rich paleontological heritage of this captivating country. South Africa boasts a ...

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Matching sets of footprints discovered in Africa and South America reveal that dinosaurs once traveled along a type of highway 120 million years ago before the two continents split apart ...

For hundreds of years, whispers of dinosaurs still roaming the Earth have intrigued scientists, with some suggesting these ancient beasts could be hiding in the vast expanses of Africa. It may ...

This dinosaur’s skull was light as air but its mouth was packed with power—and a unique ability to quickly grow teeth. Here’s ...

For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering creature living in the Congo River Basin. The alleged dinosaur-like ...

Science Dinosaurs Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match. The tracks from a once-unified landmass are now 3,700 miles and an ocean apart. By Laura Baisas.

A group of scientists say in new research that matching dinosaur tracks found in modern-day Brazil and Cameroon were made 120 million years ago in an area that once connected the two continents.

Matching sets of footprints discovered in Africa and South America reveal that dinosaurs once traveled along a type of highway 120 million years ago before the two continents split apart ...